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- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 20 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 27 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 44 comments
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 32 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 86 comments
- Editorial: Guns, speech May 23, 2013 · 27 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 28 comments
- Will of the people May 21, 2013 · 33 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 79 comments
- Weekday graduations get mixed reviews from parents and families May 22, 2013 · 23 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
- CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success May 23, 2013
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013
- Local Board of Realtors collecting items today for tornado survivors in Oklahoma City area May 23, 2013
- Arrest made in death of former Jayhawk McMillan May 23, 2013
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- Opinion: K-State's Snyder coaches life, then football May 12, 2013
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
10th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state's approved route of South Lawrence Trafficway through the Baker Wetlands
I'm surprised Eye isn't whining about the number of bugs who will lose their life on a windshield after the traffic way is built. If Lawrence sends him to congress all the world will know about KS, that's for sure.
July 10, 2012 at 2:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kansas could face big costs in redistricting lawsuit
Tim Owens tried to implement the liberal senate leadership plan to push redistricting to the state supreme court. But a funny thing happened on the way - it went to the federal court instead and their strategy for keeping control went awry. He then arrogantly tried to cash in hundreds of thousands of $$$ for a cabal of hard left trial attorneys. Now he has to face republican voters in the primary. Here's a clue: republican primary voters typically don't vote the union thug/trial attorney slate.
June 22, 2012 at 10:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kansas could face big costs in redistricting lawsuit
I think this will blow up in Tim Owen's face. He's trying to get get 6 democrat attorneys - Pedro I. et al - a huge undeserved payoff at tax payers expense. I'm sure the republican primary voters in his contested senate primary race will be reminded of this around 49 times in the next 6 weeks. Jim Denning looks like the next senator from Tim's district.
June 22, 2012 at 8:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kobach asks federal court to settle redistricting
This needs to be resolved by the federal court- not the KS supreme court. The KS s-court is too closely tied to Steve Morris.
May 16, 2012 at 12:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GOP redistricting fight could mean courts make final decision
It's apparent that the liberal republican senate leadership (Morris, Vratle, Emler, et al) planned from the beginning to obstruct all attempts to pass a fair, representative map. That way an unelected hard left group (Ks supreme court) would draw a map that only protects the liberal elites. Rumors from state senators a few years ago was that Steve Morris and Kathleen Sebeilus met in private with the chief justice to implement the education funding decision ahead of the ruling. History will now repeat itself.
May 9, 2012 at 11:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kansas Senate approves $14.4 billion budget plan
The evolution of the republican caucas is interesting to watch. 40 senators; 8 democrats and 32 republicans. The republicans would have elected the current liberal leadership after the 2008 elections, and at that time their caucas had 31 members because Steiniger switched parties. The liberals had a 3 vote winning margin in the leadership elections. But the vote on the redistricting map was 8 democrats for, 13 left wing republicans for, and 19 center/right republicans against. So that means three current republicans have spurned their liberal leadership in the most important vote of this term. That fact, plus the Chamber of Commerce is campaigning against 8 liberal senators could mean that senate leadership in the next term will be center/right instead of left wing.
May 3, 2012 at 2:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
At A Democratic Party caucus at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School on Saturday, Claudean McKelli
I couldn't find it in the article - how many people attended the caucus?
April 15, 2012 at 6:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Democrats to caucus Saturday
Nice....a template for narrow-minded isolation. First step, demonize those with a different view with the "extreme" label. Then make a plea for them to be ignored or silenced. Finally, take comfort that the only ideas exchanged are ones you approve of; yep, way to be "enlightened"! If you don't listen and engage with folks with differing views, you limit your ability to make a positive impact. But at least you will be comfortable.
April 14, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Democrats to caucus Saturday
A big, well publicized public identification with Obama may not be in the best interests of KS democrats right now. The republican tital wave that swept KS in 2010 was a broad based revolt against Obama. He may be an asset to democrats on the eastern seaboard and California, but in Kansas- not so much.
April 14, 2012 at 10:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brownback's chief seeks changes in state Senate districts that could affect Holland, Kultala
I grew up in a moderate republican household. The first time I voted was in 1978. I voted for John Carlin because he made a case that it was Bennett's fault utility bills skyrocketed. I later voted for Joan Finney because Hayden raised taxes. 20 years ago the democrats held the govenors seat and two congressional districts. Today the democrat bench is empty - you have no candidates. Twenty years ago, Sam Brownback was preparing to run for congress- he was a moderate. Many of us thought of ourselves as moderates at that time in our lives, but we grew and became conservatives who wanted a limited government; a govt that would preserve individual liberties and freedom. Most kansans outside of Lawrence and Topeka are like me. As a result all statewide and congressional office holders are conservatives. The democrats now hold only 8 out of 40 state senate seats; the republicans will win two more in November and three or four moderate republicans will lose their senate seats in the primary. The democrats only hold 33 out of 125 state house seats, but you will lose another four in November. If democrats want to be viable again they need to do three things: 1. Build the party instead of assisting and enabling moderate republicans. If you are content to work with moderate republicans, the democrat party will die. Insist that like minded republicans change party affiliation and join you as democrats. 2. Become a populist party, instead of a hard left party. 3. Stop hating. You're not very attractive to folks when your hatred for elected officials is all that defines you. Do those three things and you will rebuild your movement. Do what you have been doing the last 20 years and your movement will die. Just my 2 cents.
February 22, 2012 at 3:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )